The success of the short-rotation coppice system in biomass willow (Salix spp.) relies on the activity of the shoot-producing meristems found on the coppice stool. However, the regulation of the ...

A newly published study reveals that hot willow bark extract shows broad-spectrum antiviral activities that have not been previously identified. The study, designed and carried out by a team of ...

Very few plants look as good to me next to a body of water as does weeping willow, Salix babylonica. Something about the pendulous branches hanging downward and even touching the water while they sway ...

This week’s WoW is the Short-Fruited Willow (Salix brachycarpa)— a medium-sized shrub that grows in Colorado’s moist meadows and wetlands of the subalpine and alpine zones (10,000-14,000 feet ...

Willows are a large group of plants classified as members of the Salix or Salicaceae family. From the beautiful cascade of the willow tree to the fuzzy catkins of the pussy willow, these plants are ...

Phytoremediation is an attractive alternative to excavating and chemically treating contaminated soils. Certain plants can directly bioremediate by sequestering and/or transforming pollutants, but ...

Q: I PURCHASED and used curly willow branches to supplement my holiday decorations. While in water, they developed white roots. Can I continue to grow the curly willow as an ornamental indoor plant or ...